Simply wonderful. BEN FOGLEKates book has the warmth and calming effect of a log fire and a glass of wine. Unknit your brow and let go. Its a treat. GARETH MALONEKate Humble pours her enviable knowledge into attainable goals. Its a winning combination and the prize a life in balance with nature is definitely worth claiming. LUCY SIEGLEAs ever where Kate leads I follow. She has made me reassess and reset. DAN SNOWKate Humbles new book is a lesson in moving on from a tragedy and finding our place in the world WOMAN amp HOMEA Year of Living Simply is timely given that the pandemic has forced most of us in some way to simplify our lives whether we planned to or not. Kate wrote it before any of us were aware of the upcoming crisis but it captures the current moment perfectly... Its not necessarily a how to book more of a why not try approach. FRANCESCA BABB MAIL ON SUNDAY YOUWhat I particularly love is her philosophy for happiness which is the subject of her new book A Year of Living Simply. The clue is in the title. Remember the basics. Instead of barging through the day on autopilot really stop to think about the tiniest little things that added a moment of joy. No of course stopping and smelling the flowers wont cure all our ills and woes. But taking the time to savour the things that bring pleasure really being in that moment and appreciating it can remind you that most days have moments that buoy your mood. JO ELVIN MAIL ON SUNDAY YOUIf there is one thing that most of us aspire to it is simply to be happy. And yet attaining happiness has become it appears anything but simple. Having stuff The Latest The Newest The Best Yet is all too often peddled as the sure fire route to happiness. So why then in our consumerdriven society is depression stress and anxiety ever more common affecting every strata of society and every age even worryingly the very young Why is it when we have so much that many of us still feel we are missing something and the rush of pl